Customer Reviews
A Gentle Escape - By: G. N. Scargill, 07 May 2008 
Not particularly for Lethal Weapon fans but a lovely gentle unfolding of a gentle story. It begins in a damp depressing London & end up in beautiful Italy. People, as well as the scenery are transformed & the memorable performances of Polly Walker & Miranda Richardson make for a memorable cinamatic experience. Buy the movie, you'll want to watch it more than once (or twice!).
Wonderful film - By: B. H. Minney, 29 Apr 2008 Superb array of acting talent, great location work & sticks to the book. I don't think the dvd has been cut, video & dvd have the same run time & it was only shown once on tv (to my recollection)so I can't compare timings.
A lovely gentle film - By: C. Lodge, 23 Apr 2008 
This is one of my favourite films. A gentle uplifting story acted by some of the best British actors of the past 20 years.
I have given the DVD 4 stars intead of 5 because Miramax in their (lack of) wisdom have cut 10 minutes out of the original. I assume this is to fit the print onto a 90 minute disk. Shame on them. We lose some dialogue, which reduces the emotional depth of the Polly Walker character, & the peaceful, leisurely pace of the film is marred.
Apart form the minor blemish above, I wholeheartedly recommend this film.
Great, great movie - By: William the Almost Great, 12 Apr 2008 If for no other reason than Miranda Richardon & Alfred Molina are in this, not to mention a stellar cast of first-rate actors, you should see this movie. WHY, oh WHY is this not more popular? This is along the lines of one of Ivory-Merchant's better efforts, even though they did not do this film.
But the most beautiful & appealing aspect of this movie is that it starts out with emotional crises on the part of several women & then does nothing but resolve itself slowly.
This is anything but a formulastic movie, taking the drama out of the half-way mark & moving it up front, then showing us a series of resolutions. The effect is like that of being on vacation, & that's what actuallly happens in the movie.
I'd recommend this film along with the likes of "Widows Peak" & "Wings of the "Dove," though those movies have a completely different tone & feeling. Another great reason to see this film is Polly Walker's performance of the jaded 1920's socialite who is intertwined with so many of the other characters. The photography, especiallly in the first third of the movie, with its dark, brooding images, is a great contrast to the latter part in sunny Italy. A great movie any way you look at it.
